Minecraft Grass Block Rice Krispie Squares

A childhood favourite, Rice Krispie squares are easy and quick. All you need are marshmallows, margarine and Rice Krispies. To add a twist to this recipe, I decided to add a bit of whimsy and create dirt blocks from the popular video game Minecraft. To create the squares start by melting 1/4 cup margarine on…

Vegan and Gluten Free Peanut Butter Brownies

Having to cut out dairy from my diet has proved to be very challenging. Having to also make sure to make gluten-free and dairy-free recipes proved even more of a challenge. Making sure you take into account of multiple food intolerances leaves you with limited choices in foods and desserts. I found this recipe that…

Dehydrating Things

Why dehydrate your food? I dehydrate fruits because they are going to spoil. I dehydrate mostly in the summer and fall month when there is an abundance of fruits and veggies. I love dehydrating watermelon and apples. They make healthy snacks for work but recently I got into dehydrating veggies (until my dehydrator died). During…

Okonomiyaki

Japanese food is definitely on my top things to make. Its versatile, delicious and easy.  Okonomiyaki is one of my go to meals when I crave Japanese. Okonomiyaki can be made just with cabbage but you can add your own twist to it. Try out seafood, chicken, tofu. Get creative!! Start by slicing the cabbage. You…

Spinach Gomaae

Make spinach interesting by adding a bit of Japanese flavour to it. This recipe is from Hana! http://www.hanaetsuko.com. The first step is to buy and cook lots and lots of spinach. Spinach wilts a lot so I recommend buying twice (or triple) the amount that you would think you need. I placed the spinach in a…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Pudding

In my quest to replace dairy in my life, I stumbled upon a dairy free chocolate peanut butter pudding made from bananas and avocados. The recipe was posted on Huffington Post so you would think that it would taste pretty good. I gave it a shot! First buy ripe avocados. You will need 1 1/2 (but…

Creamy Red Pepper Pasta

I recently went to a naturopath to determine my crazy allergic reactions. During the past 3-4 years, I’ve noticed that I would get really upset stomachs from eating anything from the onion family. In the past year, I’ve woken up numerous times with swollen eyes and face. I suspected multiple things from shampoo, vitamin pills,…

Hello Kitty “Recipe for 20 Cookies”

Have you ever found a recipe in an odd place and wanted to try it? That’s what happened to me. I bought some Hello Kitty marshmallows because I loved the cute packaging and also wanted to eat some marshmallows. When I opened the package, I found a sticker that showed the ingredients for “20 cookies”….

Mille – Crepe Cake with Matcha Filling

A mille-crepe cake is a cake made of 20 layers of crepes. This version of the crepe cake uses a matcha whip cream filling instead of the classic pastry cream. I love the look of this cake when it is cut! Start by making the crepes. This is the longest and tedious task!! I used…

Apple Cherry Pie in Apples

Today is pi day! Every year on March 14 (3.14), people celebrate the date by eating pie. This year is a special year because it is March 14, 2015!! That’s 3.1415. Eat pie at 9:26:53 am or pm and we hit 10 digits of pi!! Thats pretty awesome! To celebrate this epic pie day, I…